After pressure from social and religious groups, the famed hotel chain recently cleaned up its act. Hilton is removing all porn stations from its in-room TVs.

Of course, the company has no way of preventing the kind of graphic reality that actually happens, both by professionals and amateurs, on the beds of those rooms. And it can’t stop Conrad Hilton’s granddaughter, Paris, from performing in some of the more lurid of the banned movies.

According to a recent USA Today article, an advanced security system will take over at airports within the next decade.

Instead of passengers required to be body-searched by human TSA agents, remove clothing and endure other current inconveniences, they’ll just need to walk through an electronic corridor. Super-sensitive scanners will make all the necessary observations as they pass.

Along with allowing passenger boarding comfort, the state-of-the-art system is expected to be much more efficient than the current manual one. It will be better capable of detecting illegal, as well as potentially dangerous, items hidden on passenger bodies, clothing and carry-ons.

The non-human hotel staff future is here!  The world’s first automated, robot-run hotel replaces human workers with sexy-looking plastic lady receptionists. A talking fake dinosaur greets incoming guests in many languages and provides other info.

At the Henn-na (Strange) Hotel, guests check in, check out, get rooms cleaned and luggage lugged by a fleet of efficient robots. They don’t need keys, and feel secure as they are given room and other services by their facial ID recognition.

The hotel is entirely powered by solar energy, including lighting and air-conditioning. Conveniently, the property is part of the Dutch theme park, Huis Ten Bosch, in the Sasebo area of Nagasaki. So far, there have been no announced plans for introducing inflatable maids.

Your travel4seniors.com editor had a first Airbnb private home booking experience in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, recently. It proved to be a memorable weekend, and inspired some research into the fascinating travel feature.

The Airbnb service is spreading rapidly throughout the world. It now includes a growing list of available former California homes of beloved stars whose names are etched in our memories. Fees for each night vary from about $500 upward for three-night minimums. The prices can be comparative bargains, considering that many of the large, multi-bedroom houses with spas and pools can accommodate groups of people.